John Robb, aka. Global Guerillas discusses the emergence of a new Bow-Tie (aka Platform) architecture. This new system is pure. The Bow-Tie architecture has the following features: Global Guerillas
oh, THAT kind of architecture. no wonder it's so interesting: single fluid global system, cell metabolism, scalability, hijacking. we should just hand over the architecture moniker to these guys and call ourselves what we are: building designers.
Minnick, i thought some people might like..I would suggests that perhaps "real" architecture can learn a lesson or two from such "architecture"..
Your thoughts?
my thoughts? the initial entry might sound mocking, but i gotta tell you, that's some really interesting stuff that we could all learn from . . . the thing is, there's a lot of background to understand before extracting any meaningful analogies.
what seems so valuable to me about computer architecture is that the diagram grows organically, and the form (i think?) is by nature, always a result.
what's wild about this entry is that socio-political scenarios are affecting these forms on a root level. what are the most socio-political scenarios for building design these days? obviously, AFH and the like mobilize and execute in a fairly direct sense, but what happens in Dubai and the WTC site? What happens in Zhongguancun? Formalism. Granted, I eat up the OMA, H&De, etc. projects for the sheer advancements they're making in the design world, but really, where is the thread that makes them intrinsic? one could argue that it's the showboating that's making the statement, but, man, we can do better, no?
sorry to rant, namh; in a nutshell, i like the post.
Minnick,
No rant really, i appreciate the comment.
The reason i ask is because i find this stuff fascinating. I have been reading his site for a few years now and wiredly enough have been working in IT for a year or two myself. Fairly basic level but i defiently see links between IT architecture and "building design". If mainly on a theoretical level.. What i want to see is more "building designers" applying this sort of "theory" to me it seems as if there are endless possibilities.
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oh, THAT kind of architecture. no wonder it's so interesting: single fluid global system, cell metabolism, scalability, hijacking. we should just hand over the architecture moniker to these guys and call ourselves what we are: building designers.
Minnick, i thought some people might like..I would suggests that perhaps "real" architecture can learn a lesson or two from such "architecture"..
Your thoughts?
my thoughts? the initial entry might sound mocking, but i gotta tell you, that's some really interesting stuff that we could all learn from . . . the thing is, there's a lot of background to understand before extracting any meaningful analogies.
what seems so valuable to me about computer architecture is that the diagram grows organically, and the form (i think?) is by nature, always a result.
what's wild about this entry is that socio-political scenarios are affecting these forms on a root level. what are the most socio-political scenarios for building design these days? obviously, AFH and the like mobilize and execute in a fairly direct sense, but what happens in Dubai and the WTC site? What happens in Zhongguancun? Formalism. Granted, I eat up the OMA, H&De, etc. projects for the sheer advancements they're making in the design world, but really, where is the thread that makes them intrinsic? one could argue that it's the showboating that's making the statement, but, man, we can do better, no?
sorry to rant, namh; in a nutshell, i like the post.
Minnick,
No rant really, i appreciate the comment.
The reason i ask is because i find this stuff fascinating. I have been reading his site for a few years now and wiredly enough have been working in IT for a year or two myself. Fairly basic level but i defiently see links between IT architecture and "building design". If mainly on a theoretical level.. What i want to see is more "building designers" applying this sort of "theory" to me it seems as if there are endless possibilities.
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